Fort Worth · Downtown

Living in Downtown Fort Worth & Sundance Square

Downtown Fort Worth centers on Sundance Square's 35 blocks of plaza, dining and entertainment, plus Bass Hall. The Texas A&M campus and convention center work are adding activity.

Home typesLoft condo, High-rise condo, Luxury apartment, Townhome (limited)

Home ageHistoric early-1900s buildings converted to lofts, plus condos and apartments from the 1990s to present.

LotsNo private lots to speak of; housing is condos, lofts and apartments.

HOACondo HOAs are standard, with dues tied to building amenities and age.

School districtsFort Worth ISD

Getting around

TRE runs to Downtown Dallas and TEXRail runs to DFW Airport, and Trinity Metro's free downtown Blue Line circulates locally. Driving to Dallas is 45 minutes or more on I-30.

Downtown Dallas ~41 min 32 mi
Legacy West (Plano) ~52 min 43 mi
DFW Airport ~35 min 24 mi
Downtown Fort Worth You're there 0 mi

Off-peak drive estimates from OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), measured from each area's center on 2026-10-21. Rush hour is often much longer.

2025 property tax rates

Location	City	School district	County	Total
City of Fort Worth (Tarrant County, Fort Worth ISD)	0.67	1.0291	0.4635	2.1626%

2025 tax rates per $100 of value, from Republic Title's 2025 DFW Area Tax Rates (compiled from county appraisal districts). County column includes county, community college and hospital districts where they apply. Excludes MUD/PID and special districts, and is before homestead exemptions.

Strengths

Walkable plaza and performing arts
TRE and TEXRail access
Lower pricing than central Dallas towers

Tradeoffs

Limited condo inventory
Garage parking costs
Long drive to Dallas job centers

Nearby

Sundance Square Plaza, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth Water Gardens, Fort Worth Convention Center, Sid Richardson Museum, Trinity Trails

Development watch

Texas A&M-Fort Worth opened its Law and Education Building in August 2026 and broke ground on an 11-story research building due in 2029. The convention center is in a phased expansion.

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